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The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
Feminine Fatness in Tunis.

In Tunis the golden apple goes TO the
latest. Beauty Is measured by pounds,
not only among the MohammeGans,
who prepare their girls for matrinony
by forcing their diet of kuskussu, the
national dish. a highly fattening stew
of meat or poultry. herbs and dough-
boys, or by treating them specially with
horse liver, but also among the Jews,
whose wonlen naturally incline to cor
pulence.
If an observapt visitor could gain ad-
mission to one of the swell harems OF
Tunis while occupied by Its tenants, he
would no doubt be enabled to paint a
picture very different from the conven-
tlonal idea. Instead of a congress OF
beauty he would find a grand aggrega-
ton Of fatness-g girls old and obese al
20, middle aged mountains of flesh,
venerable monstrosities, all q~uarreling
and wrangling and intriguing for the
favor of the tickle master, simply be.
cause that favor was the only form OF
distinction or mark of superiority open
to their ambition.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
How BARRIERS Learn Their Trade.

elbow do BARRIERS learn their trade ?"
| asked my barber the other day.
"They just pick it up" said he. "a
great many do the picking up in the
country shops, where the farmers have
tough chins or are not so particular as
city customers. Then we have boys
around the shop to brush coats, give
gentlemen their hats and otherwise
make themselves useful, and they gen.
orally blossom into BARRIERS. First the
boy learns to soap faces i'll a rush and
comb hair, and we let him hone up an
old razor occasionally. Some day when
business is dull the Loss lets the boy
shave him and after a while a good
natured customer drops in or a MAI
trying to catch a train and the boy gets
a chance to try mis- hand. OF course he
is extra careful, and unless he is very
nervous he makes a good job of it.
After that he has no trouble and all
the customers accept him as a matter
of fact"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

In a recent lecture. Prof. William
Turner, of Edinburgh University, gave
the speed of the Greenland whale as
nine or ten miles an hour, and that Q
the great timer whale as probably
twelve miles. One Of the latter animals
was stranded on the British coast some
years ago. and was found to have a
length of eighty feet, a weight of
seventy-four tons, and a width of tail
of eighteen to twenty feet. With these
data, the builder Of the Anchor line
steamships, calculated that, In or or to
attain a speed of twelve miles anhour
this whale must have exercised a pro-
pelliDg force of n hundred and forty
five horsepower.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

after a heavy shower in Washington
recently the cutters and low places
were covered with u deposit or fine
yellow powder. Professor Ward pro.
nounced it vegetable pollen, which
came from the pine trees of the DIS
trict. 1t was very light, and was car
ried into the upper regions and washed
out by the rain. Professor Ward S; IL:
sit is the male element of the pine
trees, which usually shed their pollen
| at this season. 1t consists of minute
grains, like little spores. and to the
naked eye looks like yellow dust, but,
subjected to the microscope, the grains
have different shapes, which differ with
the varieties of pine. 1t Is common
wherever pine trees exist.n
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

a NEW SUBSTITUTE FOR CHLoRo-
FORM.-A gentleman was observed
hozlng in a chair Of the reading room
Il a Texas hotel, holding In his hand a
copy of a paper. Another party who
wanted the paper-for what purpose
We cannot imagine-gently drew away
the coveted document. The sleeper,
however, awoke, and still retaining his
hold on the precious document, said
angrily:
81 beg your pardon, but I've got
this paper"
Eyes, l know, but you were asleep
Eyes, but l haven't finished my nap
yet. AS soon as l wake up you Can
have the paper"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

at a recent meeting OF the Medical
Society Of Berlin DR.. levin made q
communication on the physiological
effects of a resinous extract prepared
from kava CPtper methysticum), 10
which he attributes q local action SINH
lar to that Of cocaine. When placed
on the tongue it produces a sensation
OF heat, which is DON followed Dy an
@sthesia. Applied TO the eye u al ntst
causes smartlng, with an abundant now
of tears; this Is followed by complete
and lasting anRsthesia of the cornea
and conjunctiva. Simultaneous inlec-
tions produced in~sensibility OF the
neighboring tissues without setting up
Inflammation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

AT a social gathering on Austin av-
enue, Prof, Shore, of the University of
Texas, was present as an invited guest.
Miss Esmeralda Longcofin, a venera-
bic maiden lady, was also present, and
as usual she made frantic efforts tc
captivate the Professor, who. by the
way, is a confirmed woman-hater.
Professor, how old do you really
think 1 amp" asked Esmeralda, coquet.
tishly.
81 can't possibly TELL" replied the
Professor, "I'm not in charge of the
Department Of Ancient History"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

DIR. Q. Q. Stockard, OF Columbus,
Miss, referring to a communication of
DR.. Boyd concerning the in%solubility of
gelatine capsules, writes that he has
frequently seen gelatine-coated qulnine
pills pass from the bowels u~ndigested
even where there was no gastric inaam-
nation. He has known this T.
occur with freshly filed gelatine c'p
| sules, nor with gelatiue-coated pills,
except those of qulnlne. The latter h.
regards as so unreliable that he neye'
| prescribes them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
FARM NOTES

ONIoNs.-Aside from the potato
crop the onion crop is the most i'm
portant vegetable crop grown, and IN
der proper culture is an exceedingly
profitable crop. They yield from 800
to 500 bushels per acre, according to
the nature of the soil and culture, and
rarely sell for less than 90 cents per
bushel, while they not unfrequently
are worth as high as 4 dollar. The
soil must be rich and thoroughly and
deeply pulyerized. A rich, loamy soil
is the best. Manure heavily with well
rotted manure. The soil cannot be
made too rich. 1t is useless to try TO
grow onions on poor soil or in a shift
less manner a few days neglect
when the weeds are growing rapidly,
or a weeks delay in sowing after the
ground is in a suitable condition in
the spring, will often ruin the crop.
There is no crop in which thorough
culture will bring larger returns \
top dressing of wood ashes applied
after the second wedding will be found
to greatly improve the crop.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

AMERICANS probably invest more
money in farming tools than any other
people. By the census of 1850 the
value Of agricultural implements made
the previous year was SOS ,0OO,O 900.
Ten years is a long life to the average
of farm tools, and many are worthless
after three or four years use or rust.
1t is probable that the entire amount
invested in farm tools now in use Is
nearly or quite $1,000, 0O0,OOO
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

IT Is a good plan 10 boil fish before
feeding to poultry, although raw fish,
chopped fine, is not to be despised.
Meat and fish, when boiled, form a
diet more nearly resembling the soft
insects which are procured in a state
of nature by the fowls. lf.you boil the
fish nc other preparation is needed il
they are placed in a clear spot. The
fowls will pick off every morsel OF
flesh from the bones.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

PREPARING TO REsT.-"Will you
allow me to look at your paper a mo-
ment. sir?" said a tramp, politely, to a
gentleman in City Hall Park; 81 am
anxious to ascertain the weather prob.
abilities"
"You are interested In the weather,
them" replied the gentleman, handing
over the paper.
Eyes, sir. 1 am going to lie down
and take a nap if the elements are in
my favor"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

WHENEVER sheep are afflicted with
Tick. or other animals with yermin, 1t
indicates a low condition of the sJs-
fem. caused either by the vermln IN
the first place, or by improper feeding.
The better the condition of the animals
the less liability to attack. They will
not improve until relieved, and the
longer this be delayed the more diff
cult 1t viii become.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

Moxie bids fair to create as extended an
excitement through the country, as the
discovery of the telephone. It's extreme
harmless simplicity and extraordinary
power over the liquor habit, and nervous
exhaustion in weakly women, are enough
to make anything SO. 1t seems to cover a
field medicine, tonics. and stimulants can
not reach, while it readily RECEIVERS from
their abuses at once, seeming to act like a
food, as it creates no reaction, nor loses Its
effect. Its sale is marvellous. Druggists
all keen IL.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
Dampness means sickness and death
o young chicks and turkeys.
1t should be Generally Known

that the multitude of diseases of a scrofu
lous nature generally proceed from a torpid
condition of the liver. Tho blood becomes
impure because the liver does not act prop
erly and work off the poison from the sys-
TEN, and the certain results are blotches,
pimples, eruptions. swellings. tumors, Ill
GERS, and kindred affections, or settling
upon the lungs and poisoning their delicate
TISSUES, until liberation, breaking down,
and consumption is established DR.,
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery will,
by acting upon the liver and purifying the
blood, cure all these diseases.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

BY FEEDING rich fodder ~1-year-old
sheep will increase in weight more
rapidly than when older. While they
will fatten also at this age the flesh is
not esteemed as when older, as it is
more watery. Lambs taken very young
and fed high are fattened and made
palatable, but when fattened for pro-
lit. as well as other animals, should be
matured in growth first.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

FAILURE Of clover seeding on sandy
soil is often due to lack of potash.
wood ashes in such case are quite as
helpful to the clover crop as gypsum.
and whenever both q be had they
should be sown together. Leached
ashes are also good, but need to be
supplied 10y the ~wagon-l0ad of much
benefit.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

YOUNG MAN Ito magistratel-"l
want a marriage license"
observation-disclosures the young
lady's name2"
Miss Lulu Smith,"
YOU'RE too slow, my boy. l wrote
that name in a license this morning for
young Brown"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

II has been discovered that pain Is an
efficient antldote to opium. To lnflIet
tuls without subsequent injury it is
suggested that winding Irvine several
times tightly around the last phalanx
of the finger and tying it will give pain
not unlike a felOn on each finger. Rouse
the patient occasionally to take some
water if possible. Keep the strings on
until the patient complains of pain in
n of the fngers-find out which one,
remove that string, and so on until the
last n shall be OFF, and you will have
saved a human life. Very few persons
need to die from even a very large dose
of opium II seen in time to apply the
requisite pain to counteract it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

or THE varieties of tomatoes the
Livingston Favorite is one of the best.
Il is very smooth, i beautiful red
in color. not so liable to rot as the
Acme. d j ripens as early as the stan.
dard km.s. It is also large in size
ard ripels we'll around the stem,
which is not Che case with the Trophy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
Vi ctropolitan Funerals.

The poor Of New York are tn c most
eXtrayagant people in the world in the
management of their funerals, writes
B!akely Hall. When a death occurs
the hawks descend upon the house in
lOcks, The richest undertakers are in
the tenement house districts. and they
have agents and wires innumerable.
Many Of them count their fortunes in
six figures, though they live in squalor
and apparent poverty. They own livery
stables, grOg shops and tenement houses,
and every tenant, employe and political
'heeler" is expected to work for the
undertaken who patrouizes him. The
manufacturers of notices, wreaths,
shrouds, texts and other catchpenny de-
vices, that hang upon the human woe,
are in close accord with the under
taker.
They extend their lines across the
river and out to Calvary cemetery, on
the outskirts Of Brooklyn. Here the
tenement house dead are buried, coffin
ON top Of coffin, till as many as six
bodies rest in n grave. All along the
dusty road to the graveyard are run
shops and beer saloons-mere speeula-
tions on the part of the undertakers.
Up town it is the custom to conduct
funerals with extraordinary privacy.
and when the ceremony can be per
formed in a country house, the dead i.
conveyed out Of town without any for.
mahties at all. The one idea Of pool
New York is TO make a show Of the
dead, while rich New York abhors it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

SUCCESSFUL culture of apples must
provide good food for the trees. We
never saw the soil toorich for the apple.
Kitchen ashes, in which the table refuse
is thrown, is an excellent top dressing
for apples. We like top dressing better
than any other system OF MANURE for
apple trees. Even nice ditch scrapings
are good TO top dress with where moth
ing else Offers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

If A flooring of boards is used when
the poultry house is built, it will be
advisable to cover the house with dry
earth. If in a dry spot, the floor may
be dispensed with and the earth may
be used for the floor. The tainted
earth can occasionally be removed to
the depth of six or eight inches and its
place supplied with fresh earth. II
dependence is placed upon an earth
floor, it must of course be a little above
the surrounding ground, to provide
good drainage. Ii is cheaper TO build
the house upon a little knoll or rise
of ground, or to raise "a little mound Of
earth before the house Is built, than to
carry the earth into the structure al
terWard.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

During the fractional distillation Of
fiuoriRe Mr.. w. r.. HodgKinson noticed
the formation of an orange-red SUBJ
stance, which he considered likely to be
an oxidation product. Its isolation,
however, is extremely difficult, as it
decomposes when distilled In a vacuum,
and is equally soluble with the hydro
carbons which accompany it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

For PORK CAKE use two cups of
pork chopped fine, two cups of boiling
water poured ove the pork and stirred
well, two cups of chopped ~raisins, n
cup of sugar, n cup of molasses, one
teaspoonful Of soda dissolved in the
molasses. Add all kinds OF spice and
sufficient -four to mix. This makes
two loaves.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

LITERATURE FOR AN INVALID
Got anything for a sick mar to readp"
inquired a pug-nosed boy at a news
stand the other day.
Eyes, anything you want-Bibles,
poems, religious books, and 30 forth"
replied the clerk.
''Bibles?" echoed the boy; "do you
think dads an angelo Gimme a lively
dime novel-one with an Injun sculp-
ing a soger."
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

A RUDE BOY rubbed his poor old
fathers false teeth with phosphorus
the other night, and set them in the
window to scare the passers-by Two
or three women shrieked and tainted,
one man threw his umbrella through
the window, and the next day the inno-
cent old man went about working his
jaws and making faces at himself, and
saying that his ''mouth tasted like as If
he'd swallowed a box of matches"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

Young girls who have waiting
dresses opened at the throat for a
crsyat, iand sailor hats to match the
suit, left over from last season will find
them perfectly wearable again this
summer. The effect of such costumes
was so neat AMI stylish and altogether
SO comfortable 10 wear that 1t Is very
sensibly decided they may be resus'
citated. The sailor hat is becoming 10
almost all young faces, and stiff white
collar SO literally displayed and snowy
tie are delightfully."- fresh and Gle "A
in appearance, SO that their reign b5-
gins again.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

AN OLD farmer has said that COrn
meal fed to animals the first thirty
days of their going to grass vas Wt,h
So per buShtl If carefully fed; that
animals thus fed would gain fifty
pounds the hrst thirty days on grass If
fed one quart of meal daily at night
and what hay they would eat While the
same animals, if turned out and no
fed anything but grass, would lose fifty
pounds, thns making a clear gain of
100 pounds in tie animal in the first
thirty days ut grass.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

THEY ARE Now BITTER FoEs.-
A gentleman who had just returned
after an absence of a few months,
meeting a friend, said:
81 regret to hear that you and Miss
Schmidt have nothing more to do with
each other"
Eyes, that's 3d." was the sorrowful
reply.
whats the cause?"
"We got married about two months
ago."
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

EACH breed predominates in some
particular characteristic. The Jersey
cow is expected 70 produce tie largest
possible amount Of cream from a GER
tam quantity of mix and from the
smallest allowances of food necessary
for that purpose. The Holsteln is
noted for its ability to give large
quantities of milk, as we'll as ~excelling
US a butter-producer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
a~Cous.ontly Haw,sing and splitting.

THOMAS J. RUSHING, ESQ, s9os Pine Street,
st. Louis, No, writes: IL was a great sufferer
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and splitting, and for the last eight months
could not breathe through the nostrils. l
Thought nothing could be done for me. Luck
ily, L was advised to try DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, and / am now a well man.. l believe
1t to be the only sure remedy for catarrh now
manufactured, and one has only TO give it a
fair trial to experience astounding results and
a permanent cure"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

POOR WIDow-'Can't We be afther
asslstin' a poor wildly left wld SWIM
orphan childrenP"
Rich Man-"Get along with you'll l
am not the father of your children.
Poor Widow-"That ye are not, SIT
Their father was a dacent mon."
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

DON'T you know" she said to Bob
by, who was impaling a fly on the
point or a pin, shat it is wicked 10
catch fiespn
lit Is wickeder to miss 'em, as the
Giants do" responded Bobby, VINO Is
something of a base ball expert.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

= MISSOURI farmer, who has been
testing seed corn from the butt, the
tip and the middle of ears for three
years; finds that the corn ff5m-he tip
Of the ears wiH'Tipen first, that from
the middle next Apd that from the butt
last,
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

Glass vessels, brass tubes and other
articles have been coated by j. Emerson
Reynolds with a nitrous galenoid de-
post through the decomposition of an
alkaline solution of lead tartrate With
sulphur urea.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

A net0 form Of pyrometer has been
planned by Messrs. I. Carnelly and I.
Burton. Througha coil of copper tube,
which is placed in the furnace, oven.
etc., a constant current of water is
caused to flow. The temperature of
the oven is estimated by the difference
of the temperature of the water as 1t
flows into and issues from the coll.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

REpOETs from dairy factories in
Australia show that their operations
are b4lG- carried on with encouraging
success. Eight cents per gallon is
raid for milk during the spring, raised
TO 10 cents in the summer when grass
becomes scarce.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
Tennysnn,s ..MaY Ouenn.,,

Who knows but If the beautiful girl who
died so young had been blessed with DR..
Pierce's "Fayorite Prescription" she might
nave reigned on many another bright May
day. The ''Favorite Prescription" is "a
certain cure for all those disorders to which
females are liable.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

PUFF PUDDING.-One pint OF boil.
ing milk and nine tablespoonfuls of
flour; mix first with a little cold milk.
When cold, add a little salt and flour,
three well-beaten eggs, and bake in a
buttered dish. Serve at once.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

For WASHINGTON PIE use n tea
spoonful of butter. one cup Of sugar,
beaten well together; one-half tea.
spoonful of soda and one t%easpoonful
of cream tartar dissolved in one cup of
sweet milk, one egg and n cup of
-four. Bake in layers. Sweeten a cup
of sweet cream to the taste, beat well,
and place between the cakes and over
the top.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

COLONIES Of b5es\ that have been
wiutered in warn eellafs should not be
brought out too soon, as the changes
VIII lie too sudden. 1t is early enough
to place the hives outside1 when ma
tural pollen comes in.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

"MIss, may 1 dare invite myself to
become your escortp'
THANKS, 1 await my friend"
Permit me then, gracious lady' 10
help you wait"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

1t is bad for young trees to have
wheat, oats or clover growing about
their roots. Keep the ground clean by
use of the hoe.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
Three Bottles Cure Catarrh.

ELI ROBBINS. Runp1n P. o., Columbia Co,
Pa, says: my daughter had catarrh when
she was FIVE years old, very badly. L saw Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro-
cured q bottle for her, and soon saw that 1t
helped her; a third bottle effected q perma;
neiit cure. She is now eighteen years old and
sound and hearty" -
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

The pain and misery suffered by those who are
afflicted with dyspepsia arc indescribab!e. The
relief which is given by Hoods Sarsaparitla has
caused thousands to be thankful foc this greI.
medicine. 1t dispels the causes OF dyspepsia, AM
tones up the digestive organs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

The demand for small broilers is now
giving way to that for chicks weigh
ing we two pounds, while prices are
on the downward course.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16
"UntoId Agony from Catarrh.n

Prof. W. HAUsNER, the famous mesmeriss
of ithaca, N, Y, writes: "Some ten years ago
| suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh. My family. physician gave me up as
such a bad one, that every day, towards un-
set, my voice would become so hoarse | could
barely speak above a whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
.iinost strangle me. By the use of DIR. Sage's
ltarrh Remedy, in three months, l was a well
IN, and the cure has been permanent"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

The Frazer Axle Grease is tho best anj,
intrinsically, the cheapest. Don't work
your horses to death by using poor axle
grease. Try it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

II L claimed that when hogs are
turned on old sod land they will clean
out the cut-worms and grub5 provided
they be not prevented from roofing by
ringing"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

THERE'S a pretty girl In Covlngton
who becomes deathly sick IL she eats
ice cream, and the number OF summeI
beaux that girl has is something awiui
to contemplate.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

1t is a very easy matter to spoil milk
Mt this season. Cleanliness is very in
portant now.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

Mouat Everest, 29,0O2 feet above the
sea level, is not after all the highest
peak of the Himalayan chain. A recent
traveller declares that there are two
apeks to the northwest OF Mount Ever
eft which are much higher.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

a farmer i'll Mt. Pleasant, O., killed
q shoat but eight months and three
weeks old, a few days ago, which clear.
cd a little oyer 400 pounds.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-16

"YoUNG MAN." said a stern parent,
with the accent on the young, "do you
intend to stay here all night, holding
my daughters hand, and looking into
her eyes like a sick calf2"
mo, SIR"
"What do you intend TO do, then2"
"Well, / had thought that when you
did us the kindness to retire, 1 would
put my arm around her waist, and If
she did not object too forcibly, 1 might
risk a kiss"